I. ˈirəˌkwȯi, -wä sometimes -wȯiz adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, adjective & noun, from Algonquin Irinakhoiw, literally, real adders
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Iroquois
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the language of the Iroquois
II. noun
( plural iroquois -ȯi(z), -ä(z))
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French
1.
a. : an Indian people comprising a confederacy of five peoples that consisted originally of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca of central New York and later included the Tuscarora and fragments of various other peoples
b. : a member of any of such peoples
2. : any of the languages of the Iroquois